68% Favor Legalized Gambling; 39% Would Legalize Prostitution

Many states permit gambling -in casinos or through lotteries -and Americans generally support that. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, two out of three favor legalized gambling, 22% oppose it. Republicans and Democrats, the young and the old, support it at about the same level.﻿

But Americans have very different views about legalizing prostitution. 52% oppose that. And support differs from one group to the next. Those under 30 are divided about the prospect; those 65 and older are overwhelmingly opposed. Men are more favorable to legalizing prostitution than women are; college graduates more positive than those with less education. And while 49% of independents and 42% of Democrats would legalize prostitution, only 26% of Republicans agree.﻿